The folloiwng statement was released by Americans for Prosperity Kansas after Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly appointed her fourth Kansas Supreme Court Justice with the current […]
Earl Watt
Earl Watt is the owner and publisher of the Leader & Times in Liberal, Kansas. Watt started his career in journalism in 1991 at the Southwest Daily Times. During his career, the newspaper has won a total of 17 Sweepstakes awards from the Kansas Press Association for editorial content and 18 Sweepstakes awards for advertising. Watt has been recognized with more than 70 first place awards for writing in categories from sports and column to best front pages, best sports pages and best opinion pages. Watt is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and is the descendant of several patriots who fought for America's freedom and independence.
Kansas’ Claeys appointed to Trump Administration
Kansas State Senator JR Claeys has tendered his resignation from the Kansas Senate after accepting a position in the Trump Administration. Claeys has accepted an […]
Kansas tax collections beat expectations by 31.7 percent
Responsible Tax Relief and Reduced Spending Have Put Kansas in a Strong Economic Position Projections by the Kansas budget office predict the state would enter […]
Podcaster explains why he refused to tell the truth about Joe Biden
Podcaster Jon Lovett recently admitted what a lot of Democrats believed in 2024. Despite the fact that President Joe Biden was no longer fit to […]
Maybe we should reconsider what we think makes a good elected leader
When I was in Leadership Liberal in 1999, Ivanhoe Love, Jr., led a session on leadership. During that session he created this scenario: You are […]
Masterson: Gov. Kelly being divisive about strong economic numbers
Topeka — Senate President Ty Masterson accused Gov. Laura Kelly of being divisive after strong economic numbers were released Friday. “Last week’s positive consensus revenue […]
Losing the trade war isn’t new — we’ve been losing for 50 years
Agriculture is the lifeblood of Southwest Kansas and the Oklahoma panhandle. One way or another, we all pay our bills because of a tie to […]
UPDATE — Kansas House overrides governor veto of voter integrity bill
The Kansas House by a vote of 84-41 overrode Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of SB 4 which requires all ballots to be received by 7 […]
Governor vetoes election integrity bill
Today, Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed Senate Bill 4 designed to protect election integrity. The bill required elections officials to stop accepting ballots at 7 p.m. […]
Realignment taking place in America, but outcome is unknown
From the election of 1800 until 1824, one party controlled the presidency. History shows us that the Federalist Party was rendering itself extinct, but no […]